Did Jennifer Lawrence wear a bodysuit as Mystique?
Jennifer Lawrence rocked a skintight blue bodysuit as Mystique on the set of X: Men Days of Future Past in Montreal on May 31, 2013.
Is Mystique CGI?
For the first film, Lawrence endured up to seven hours of make-up application to play Mystique. “There’s no CG for me,” Lawrence joked in a DVD extra from the film. “I had the theory, when I was really tired — when I was on my seventh hour — why don’t you just dip me in a bathtub with blue?” They didn’t.
Is Rebecca Romijn Mystique?
Actress Rebecca Romijn portrayed the character of Mystique in the original X-Men movie trilogy (and had a cameo later on in First Class), and while her role was very different, in many ways, from the comics, it was iconic.
Why does Mystique have blue skin?
As for why Mystique is blue, it simply boils down to genetics. Little has been revealed about her past in the comics, so it’s unclear if her parents were humans or mutants. Either way, she was born blue and her shapeshifting abilities awakened when she was a pre-teen.
Why does Mystique look like that?
6 She Wore Clothes In The Comics Instead of giving the character a gimmicky outfit in the movies, the filmmakers instead decided to remove the costumes and give the mutant a scale-like appearance. This lack of clothing was more prevalent in the original trilogy, where Mystique had fully embraced her mutant form.
Why does Jennifer Lawrence hates Mystique?
Then Jennifer Lawrence became a megastar, and her character was warped into a more central and heroic character as a result, further warping her away from comics Mystique. Meanwhile, Lawrence felt like she had better things to do now that she was Katniss, and so she didn’t really try with the character.
Why did Mystique get recast?
Romijn played Mystique in the first X-Men trilogy. Many fans enjoyed her character. The role was then recast with the next trilogy and Lawrence got the role to play a younger version of the mutant. Lawrence had the chance to walk away after X-Men Apocalypse but she decided to return for X-Men: Dark Phoenix.